Submitted by Leila Asrari of Plan International for The Global Working group to #EndSRGBV Schools can constitute sites where gender-based violence trends are replicated and perpetuated. Roughly 246 million schoolchildren are harassed and abused in and around school every …View More >

This Blog was originally posted on the GEM Report blog on 24 November 2017. This blog is Part 1 of a two part blog series launched for the occasion of #16DaysofActivism. The GEM Report Team are members of The Global Working Group to End …View More >

Building off the momentum and achievements during the 2016 campaign to ‘Make Education Safe for All!’ the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence Campaign will continue to hold a focus on schools under the theme, “Teachers, Schools …View More >

Almost 15 years ago, Harilyn Rousso asked, “In light of the international commitment to Education for All (EFA), how are girls with disabilities faring?” Her findings from 2003, were not very positive. She found, “The most formidable barrier to education …View More >

Submitted by Christina Kwauk - postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, Amanda Braga - project coordinator and research assistant in the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, & Nora Fyles - Director of the Secretariat for the United Nations …View More >

The podcast ‘Cartooning for Girls in STEM in Bangladesh’, is part of the UN Girls’ Education Initiative’s #STEMtheGap series, promoting and profiling women and girls in STEM globally. Nasreen Sultana Mitu, is a professional Science Cartoonist. Committed to engaging more girls in …View More >

Submitted by Margaret Nanyombi, founder & CEO at HerHealth/BVKit Uganda, a company that focuses on innovation on health tools for women. This blog is part of the UN Girls’ Education Initiative’s #STEMtheGap series, focussing on women and girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. …View More >

This podcast interview with Sandra Cauffman – Deputy Director of Earth Sciences at NASA, is part of the UN Girls’ Education Initiative’s #STEMtheGap series, promoting and profiling women and girls in STEM globally. Sandra Cauffman holds a 29 year career with NASA …View More >

Submitted by Nahid Ahmadi, Mentor at Code to Inspire – an organisation which uses technology education and outreach to provide Afghan women with leverage in their fight for social, political, and economic equality. This blog is part of the UN Girls’ …View More >

This blog is part of the UN Girls’ Education Initiative’s #STEMtheGap series, focussing on women and girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Marking the launch of UNGEI’s series on women and girls in STEM, we connected with Karlie …View More >